Some recently discovered letters of William Harvey : with other miscellanea / by S. Weir Mitchell ; with a bibliography of Harvey's works by Charles Perry Fisher.
- Silas Weir Mitchell
- Date:
- 1912
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Some recently discovered letters of William Harvey : with other miscellanea / by S. Weir Mitchell ; with a bibliography of Harvey's works by Charles Perry Fisher. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![and the Archduke, and too very fine little babyes her children. To-morrow my lord intendeth to re tome by Prage in Bohemia to Ratisbone, wheare is expected the diett wilbe; wee finde heare greate expressions and many wishes for the success of my lord his em- bassadg; how the effects will prove we hope well, butt cannot certaynly assure our selves. I thinke the mis¬ erable condition of Germany doth more then requier it. I am this night heare by chance with this gentle¬ man, to see these bathes, wheare such is my bad pen and inke and the shortnes of my time as I am humbly to intreat your Excellency his pardon for this hasty and rude scribbling and soe, your Excellency his as¬ suredly devoted servant, “Will. Harvey.” [i p. Seal of arms, but not his own.] In July Harvey seems to have obtained permission to travel in Italy. There may have been some difficulty or the Ambassador may have desired to keep near him his official physician. He was, it seems, given leave of absence, for on July 20-30, Sir John Borough writes Windebank: “Doctor Hervey with earnest entreaty hath gotten leave to go into Italy for some weeks during this vacancy,” that is, because of a delay in the meeting of the diet at Ratisbon. Lord Arundel to Secretary Windebank: Ratisbon, July 20-30. “Honest little Hervey is going a little start into Italy, and I give him some [20]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31356199_0030.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
